Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
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Step 1
Ants can be a very big pest when maintaining a garden. They can eat your fruits and vegetables right as they ripen before you have a chance to even harvest them. Planting Cinnamon or Mint around your infected plants seems to help keep the ants at bay. You can also get crushed cinnamon or mint from your spice cabinet and sprinkle it around the plant.
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Step 2
A mixture of Cornmeal and Sugar will also kill any ant that ingests this mix. Apparently the cornmeal expands once consumed and will therefor kill the ant.
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Step 3
Some other plants that you can introduce to your garden to keep away ants are garlic, mint, aster, geraniums, chrysanthemums. This is also a good natural way to keep your vegetables and flowers ant free
Comments
Blackinkheart said
on 8/18/2009 Great article on keeping ants out through natural and inexpensive means! 5*s and a recommendation ^_^
vernk said
on 8/15/2009 great ideas. its a wonder i didn't think of these! good riddance!
vintage said
on 8/15/2009 good info 5*
sbburton said
on 8/14/2009 Hi again,
I just figured out how to rate so I rated you to.
Please read my article(s) when you get a chance.
Thanks,
Sheila
sbburton said
on 8/14/2009 Hi Killjoy,
I like your article and I'll pass it on to my mother who has a garden every year. I read and recommended. I'm still trying to figure out to rate articles.
Sheila